Mama D'Leau
Mama D'Leau is the Mother of Water in Saint Lucian folklore — the wife of Papa Bois and the fierce guardian of the island's rivers and streams. Saint Lucia, like Dominica, is known for its abundant rivers, and Mama D'Leau is believed to watch over each one. She has the upper body of a beautiful woman with long flowing hair, often seen combing it with a golden comb at the water's edge, and the lower body of a massive serpent. She uses her beauty and enchanting song to lure poachers and those who harm her aquatic realm before ensnaring them in the coils of her powerful tail. The legend teaches r